Maiden songs inspired by Literature/Films/Other media

Siddharth

Siddharth

Long Distance Trooper
A thread to discuss Maiden songs which are based on books, films and other media.

To begin with, there are some obvious ones based on literature/books like Phantom Of The Opera, Murders Of The Rue Morgue, Rime Of The Ancient Mariner, the entire Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son album based on the book Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card etc.

Man On The Edge based around the film Falling Down, The Clansman inspired by Braveheart among others.

Then there are songs which have themes that have been adopted into multiple media like The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner based around a short story and a film, both by the same name.

Not just that, if you happen to have read/watched books or movies that inspired the band to make songs, do share your experiences and how you look upon Maiden's interpretation of them.

Cheers! :rocker:
 
To begin with, I have read somewhere that The Man Who Would Be King is based on a short story by Rudyard Kipling, of the same name. Is it true?

Now, I haven't read the book but Kipling is a prominent name in the literature world. Most of his stories revolve aroun the British Indian era (The Jungle Book, his most famous, has been adopted into various media). While going through a brief premise of the above mentioned story and comparing it with the song's lyrics, I do feel the song based on the story may not be far fetched.
 
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